Grey DeLisle

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Biography

Early life and early career

Grey DeLisle was born Erin Grey Van Oosbree in Fort Ord, California, and had a difficult childhood; her mother was addicted to drugs. She was primarily raised by her grandmother, Eva Flores Ruth, a vocalist who performed with salsa legend Tito Puente.[2]

DeLisle was heavily into goth bands like The Cure, but her mother, who had become a born-againPentecostal, set a strict rule forbidding secular music. In her late teens, she started singing old gospel tunes, and entered the world of stand-up comedy on the advice of a close friend. In her comedy routine, DeLisle imitated voices very well, and was advised to take a shot at voice acting. Her first starring role came in the first English version of Crayon Shin-chan, as the voice of characters Cosmo and Uma, in 1994.[2]

Personal life

In 2002, DeLisle married musician Murry Hammond, the bassist for the Old 97's, after a few months in a long-distance relationship.[2][5] They were featured in an episode of the TLC program A Wedding Story.[2] Their first child, Jefferson Texas "Tex" Hammond, was born on January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.[6]

↑Randy Harward (March/April 2007). "More Rock Vox". HARP Magazine. http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=5234. Retrieved on 2004-04-14. "Golden-voiced Grey DeLisle has worked on 40 different shows and voiced twice as many characters. Although her voicing is very good, DeLisle doesn't like listening to her roles. Her most notables include nefarious babysitter Vicky on Nickelodeon’s Fairly Oddparents, Daphne Blake on Cartoon Network’s What’s New, Scooby-Doo? and the beloved Emily Elizabeth of Clifford the Big Red Dog PBS Kids fame. She also is the voice of the firery spirited Kimiko in the television series Xiaolin Showdown. She as well plays Riley Daring in the Disney Channel Show "The Replacements"".